lurcher and terrier temperments

[martync1967 64]

got a border x lakie that ive had for 8 years and all she does most of the time is growl at the lurchers it does my head in sometimes, she will growl at nothing the only time she dont growl is when out working with them,my two lurchers are very quiet and i dont get any bother from them what so ever,do you have a grumpy dog like mine?

[judge2010 196]

it sounds like the terrier's the gaffer and just keeping lurchers in their place. Leave them to it.

[Ideation 8,216]

Got an old russel here that growls at any other dog, and if it's male and unknown will pile in without a thought, if it's male and familiar, he might pause for about 2 seconds before having a go. He even growls at people if the try to move him when he is comfortable / asleep. One hell of a guard dog though. Funny things is, he never used to be like it, but after about 10, just became a miserable fecker.

 

Soft as a brush with people though.

[Simoman 110]

Got an old russel here that growls at any other dog, and if it's male and unknown will pile in without a thought, if it's male and familiar, he might pause for about 2 seconds before having a go. He even growls at people if the try to move him when he is comfortable / asleep. One hell of a guard dog though. Funny things is, he never used to be like it, but after about 10, just became a miserable fecker.

 

Soft as a brush with people though.

 

Unless some poor f****r want to sits down

[Ideation 8,216]

Got an old russel here that growls at any other dog, and if it's male and unknown will pile in without a thought, if it's male and familiar, he might pause for about 2 seconds before having a go. He even growls at people if the try to move him when he is comfortable / asleep. One hell of a guard dog though. Funny things is, he never used to be like it, but after about 10, just became a miserable fecker.

 

Soft as a brush with people though.

 

Unless some poor f****r want to sits down

 

I know what you are saying mate, but he growls / grumbles like a miserable old fecker, but you can still pick him up and move him. He just likes to register his disapproval. Miserable git, bit like me really.

[martync1967 64]

shes good with people but hates the postman dont no why, the little feck has me pulling my hair out sometimes no wonder im going bald lol

[bird 9,872]

Got an old russel here that growls at any other dog, and if it's male and unknown will pile in without a thought, if it's male and familiar, he might pause for about 2 seconds before having a go. He even growls at people if the try to move him when he is comfortable / asleep. One hell of a guard dog though. Funny things is, he never used to be like it, but after about 10, just became a miserable fecker.

 

Soft as a brush with people though.

i bumped into a twat like that today on the dog walk, it was jack and was very full on. Had my 2 on the lead, this twat was not .He looked at Bryn 1st , then tried to have a go at Tod. Thank feck Tod thought it was playing, the woman came over said he gets bit bossy, he is ok norm . If Tod had thought differnt (not playing) it would have been very bad for the jack

[Ideation 8,216]

Got an old russel here that growls at any other dog, and if it's male and unknown will pile in without a thought, if it's male and familiar, he might pause for about 2 seconds before having a go. He even growls at people if the try to move him when he is comfortable / asleep. One hell of a guard dog though. Funny things is, he never used to be like it, but after about 10, just became a miserable fecker.

 

Soft as a brush with people though.

i bumped into a twat like that today on the dog walk, it was jack and was very full on. Had my 2 on the lead, this twat was not .He looked at Bryn 1st , then tried to have a go at Tod. Thank feck Tod thought it was playing, the woman came over said he gets bit bossy, he is ok norm . If Tod had thought differnt (not playing) it would have been very bad for the jack

 

Sounds just like mine mate. Takes a look at other dogs, picks out the biggest and thinks "i'll have me a piece of that". Got to admire his spirit though haha.

[dixiebop 125]

Had my wee bitch up with me at shoot Yesterday, got a Squirrel in one of the woods,Big Labs, Springers were trying to take it of her.Would she let them ? Would she F@@k snappin at faces an growlin'. ended up taking it of her an chuck'n it to stop the spats !2 min later back to not bothering her arse with other dogs as Normal,just no one was having anything of hers,bit like most Women ..

[blan89 159]

my terrier's got a tempermant very similar to the people off 28 days later,shame he's scared of the dark lol

[bird 9,872]

Got an old russel here that growls at any other dog, and if it's male and unknown will pile in without a thought, if it's male and familiar, he might pause for about 2 seconds before having a go. He even growls at people if the try to move him when he is comfortable / asleep. One hell of a guard dog though. Funny things is, he never used to be like it, but after about 10, just became a miserable fecker.

 

Soft as a brush with people though.

i bumped into a twat like that today on the dog walk, it was jack and was very full on. Had my 2 on the lead, this twat was not .He looked at Bryn 1st , then tried to have a go at Tod. Thank feck Tod thought it was playing, the woman came over said he gets bit bossy, he is ok norm . If Tod had thought differnt (not playing) it would have been very bad for the jack

 

Sounds just like mine mate. Takes a look at other dogs, picks out the biggest and thinks "i'll have me a piece of that". Got to admire his spirit though haha.

your right , you get that in blokes, go for the big'un 1st my karate teacher was 5 ft 6in but feckin strong with it, he would hit any fecker big or small.He me hit once and knocked me over 5 chairs, because i called him 5ft of shit i woke up in the next room i was 5in + 2 stone bigger than him, never go by looks

[Malt 379]

Got an old russel here that growls at any other dog, and if it's male and unknown will pile in without a thought, if it's male and familiar, he might pause for about 2 seconds before having a go. He even growls at people if the try to move him when he is comfortable / asleep. One hell of a guard dog though. Funny things is, he never used to be like it, but after about 10, just became a miserable fecker.

 

Soft as a brush with people though.

 

Unless some poor f****r want to sits down

 

I know what you are saying mate, but he growls / grumbles like a miserable old fecker, but you can still pick him up and move him. He just likes to register his disapproval. Miserable git, bit like me really.

 

Sounds very much like my little JRT! She's really, really good natured but does like to grumble now and again.

[DottyDoo 500]

iv always had lurcher bitches, an i have always found that they have had superb temperments with dogs an folk alike

however i have noticed that a few of the bitches i have had, have ended up becomin real grumpy an most times they wernae even old

i personally think its down to bringing new pups, it somehow makes the older bitches nowty, an its usually the bitch that is the eldest that is grumpiest

 

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[graham4877 1,181]

your dogs 8 yo mate, and at that age the pecking order starts to change in the pack, it'l know that its losing the thrown but trying to hold on as long as it can!

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Just keep an eye on them My terrier (Rip Blitz) pushed the lurchers too far one day and they hit back and this was the result it cost £1800 in total to save her life and sort her wounds and then she needed another op to be fully ripped out at another £800 odd quid thanked my stars she was insured.The really sad thing is my two adored her and would defend her to the death it was her that used to start the fight.Her injuries were horrendous and it was stopped in seconds she had to have a massive op to fix her badly puntured windpipe and she was really lucky to be alive had we not had her at the vets within the time we did she wouldnt have survived Dont think my dads ever drove so fast.She was loosing body temp and blood pressure and nearly died on the table.Ive never felt as bad as i did that day after the vet telling me she had an percent chance of dying under the G/A it broke my heart.I then after that had to split my house in two and they were never near each other again.Thats only one side of her cant find other pics but shows you just how bad it can go she was a tough old bird though she managed to survive it in the end and it was cancer that got her

 

The 2 gits that done the damage

 

Edited September 25, 2011 by Cold Ethyl